. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Stoneof Cincinnati. Mr. Stone observed a single bird which visited a sandbarnear the mouth of the Little Miami River, daily, for a week, during themonth of August, 1902. No. 212. SNOWY HERON. A. O. U. No. 197. Egretta candidissima (GmeL). Synonym.—Little White Egret. Description.—^rfii/i in breeding plumage: Entire plumage pure white;a bunch of forty or fifty aigrettes originates on middle of back and reaches toor beyond tail; character of plumes as in preceding species, but deli
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Stoneof Cincinnati. Mr. Stone observed a single bird which visited a sandbarnear the mouth of the Little Miami River, daily, for a week, during themonth of August, 1902. No. 212. SNOWY HERON. A. O. U. No. 197. Egretta candidissima (GmeL). Synonym.—Little White Egret. Description.—^rfii/i in breeding plumage: Entire plumage pure white;a bunch of forty or fifty aigrettes originates on middle of back and reaches toor beyond tail; character of plumes as in preceding species, but delicately recurvedtoi^ord tip; a lengthened occipital crest of decomposed feathers; feathers on sideof neck below somewhat similar to those on back, not recurved; lores, eyes, andtoes yellow; bill black, yellow at base; legs mainly black. Adult after breedingseaso)i and immature: Without dorsal plumes. Length () ;wing () ; bill () ; tarsus (). Recognition Marks.—Brant size; pure white plumage; nuptial train not so 1 Birds of the Northwest, p. THE LITTLE BLUE HERON. 473 long as in preceding species, recurved at tip; lengthened, decomposed, jugularplumes distinctive. Nest, of sticks, a mere platform in bushes over or near water. Eggs, 3-5,dull, pale blue. Av. size, x ( x 33.). General Range.—Temperate and tropical America from Long Island andOregon south to Argentine Republic and Chili, casually to Nova Scotia andSouthern British Columbia. Range in Ohio.—Rare and irregular summer visitor. LIKE the preceding species this beautiful Egret is only a summer visitorfrom the South. It may once have bred in the southern part of this state,as it still does in greatly diminished numbers along the Wabash River, andthroughout southern Illinois. It has also enjoyed (?) a more nearly universal distribution throughthe medium of womens head-gear, but those who wear aigrettes do so un-lawfully since the trafif
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